New Awesome People

 Elder Felix here for another installment of.....ELDER FELIX!!!!!!!!!!
sorry.
Wait.........transfer calls are this Saturday........wow. where has the time gone? that tickles me. (southern for "I find this bit of information funny")

 

    so, I, in fact, did hear that robin Williams died. we were talking to someone on their door step when we get a text from an investigator telling us that robin Williams had died. And by suicide no less. Depression stinks. it's so odd to see others who are struggling so much and then see someone who has seen the gospel influence their lives so much. kind of a funny/depressing thought. the day before, my mind was being weird again and running the same 10 second clip in my head over and over again. here's the funny/depressing part. it was of the genie in Aladdin flying off into the sky shouting "he's free".  

   So, met some super awesome people this week. first off we met these teen age girls hanging out in their cul-de-sac. we started talking to them and one of them asked, "are you guys the Mormons, Jehovah's witness, or church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints?" we replied, we're not Jehovah's witness, but the other two, yes. we then explained how those two were the same and how we'd just adopted the name Mormon from the book of Mormon. we then offered them copies of the book of Mormon to which two of the three girls were ecstatic to get their own copy. one of them was then called into the house by their grandma and came out a minute later and told her sister that they had to give the books back. their grandma told them to and to go inside. the elder sister then gave the book back and asked if we could come back when her grandmother wasn't there. We agreed and left them with our number. We then went back last night and gave them both another copy of the book of Mormon as well as met their mother, who, in her senior year of high school, did a thesis on different denominations. she said she did it on Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians, and Mormons. and she was getting good information from her friend who is a Mormon. She also said she personally wasn't interested in our message but encourages her daughters to look into other faiths to try and find the religion that fits them best. they then asked if they could ask us a couple question. we agreed and they began to ask us about the different rumors. 

"What do y'all believe about Jesus Christ? Prophet? Really good man? Teacher? Savior?"

"We believe that Jesus Christ is the son of god and the savior and redeemer of all mankind."

"good. Do you believe in the king James version of the bible? why the book of Mormon?"

"Yes. We believe that the king James version of the bible is the most correct translation of the bible. And the book of Mormon is a second witness." we then proceed to use the analogy of one dot being the bible and how many different lines you can draw through that one dot and also two dots being the bible and book of Mormon and how you can only draw one line through those two dots.

"ok, makes sense. probably one you've heard a lot, polygamy?"

"not anymore."

"ok."

"we actually share a message that answers a lot of those questions that you just had. would it be ok if we shared that message with you?"

"sure."

(Insert restoration lesson here)

They liked what they heard and we have a return appointment for them next Sunday.

    Felix: (ya I like his name)

    We met Felix while tracting around town and we just started talking to him on his door step. he is super awesome. he has been wondering why there have been so many churches and he practically taught the whole plan of salvation to us. he believes that we all lived with God and that he's our father, believes that we're here to get a body face trials, and learn all we can. believes that Jesus Christ came down to earth to atone for our sins so we can be clean and live with God forever. believes that there is more to the after life than one heaven and one hell. but doesn't know what. He says he's super busy with his new job but we'll keep trying.

     Casi:

    We got a referral from the Hermana's one day and we were going to go contact them one night but ran out of time after talking to a less active for.....a...long time. so we were about to go over and try to set up a return appointment, then it hits me. "i need a restroom." "you couldn't have gone at (members) house?" "Didn't have to go then." we pull into a taco bell, i run in, do my business, and as we're walking out, this woman in her truck yells to us, "you two the elders? Alex and Felix?" "ya. I'm Elder Allen," "And I’m Elder Felix."

Woman: "Gentlemen, god has sent you here!"

At this moment we're thinking, "SHE HAD A DREAM?!?!?!?!?!?"           sadly, no.

"I'm Casi."

"Oh! We were actually just about to over to your house."

"Wouldn't have been a good thing. My husband is more drunk than a skunk. he's had half a bottle of whiskey and I dumped out the other half and got outta there cause you do not want to be around after you've just dumped out a drunk mans whiskey." 

We then talked with her for a good half hour and asked if we could come back the next day. she agreed and when we go to her house (trailer) the next day, there was a domino's delivery woman that came to the trailer just as we knocked. she let us in, signed for the pizza, offered us a slice, and we talked with her and her husband for a good long while. Their daughter is actually a convert and they've fed missionaries before up in Ohio.

    Dad was talking about the movie, heaven is for real. There have actually been a lot of people out here that as soon as we start talking about after life stuffs, they ask, "have you seen the movie, heaven is for real?" "no, but we've heard a lot about it." 

"are you looking forward to transfers?"

yes. very yes.

That's all for now. Love you all, Elder F.